US EditionCanadians Urged to Prepare for Disruptions Under New Cuba Travel Warning
Canada warns travelers of Oropouche virus outbreaks and worsening shortages of electricity, fuel, food, and medicine in Cuba, citing risks to travel and resort services.
- The Government of Canada updated its travel advisory for Cuba, issuing a travel health notice warning travellers about Oropouche virus disease that also applies to Panama.
- Outbreak reports show that OVD is spreading across the Americas with more cases than usual, and most travel-related infections involve people returning from Cuba; midges and some types of mosquitoes transmit OVD.
- Health officials note typical symptoms start three to eight days after a bite with chills, fever, severe headache, muscle and joint pain lasting up to seven days, and complications like meningitis and hemorrhage can occur; returning travellers should seek medical care and report travel history.
- If you have travel plans to Cuba, speak with a health care provider ideally six weeks before, and pregnant people should discuss risks since infection can cause stillbirth or fetal brain issues, the Government of Canada said.
- To reduce exposure, travellers should use insect repellent and nets, wear light-coloured, tightly woven clothing, and stay in insect-proof accommodations; this alert follows a January travel advisory on power cuts and shortages during the winter travel season.
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